Wowhead Weekly Review (Oct 4 - Oct 10)

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News

Blog - Battle.net - Battle.net merges mandatory after Nov. 12 by MasterOfDisguise.Blizzard finally has made a clear decision (if you call updating the Battle.net FAQ a decision :P) on non-Battle.net accounts that a huge percentage of the userbase dreaded for. But Blizzard apaprently has planned in an accommodation: Everyone merging their account with Battle.net will receive a penguin pet. It yet not is clear when this feature will be disabled.

Blog - PTR - PTR Site Up! by Malgayne.In order to prepare for the 3.3 patch, which recently arrived on the testing servers, Wowhead has opened up its gates to the PTR site.

Thread - Roleplaying Event - Lightninghoof Role Play Event Alert (Oct - Dec) by Lightbrynger.This looks to become a promising and very well organized roleplaying event on the US - Lightninghoof server, timed from October to December. Lightbrynger, leader of the 'To Light Forsworn' guild which is organizing the event, has written up a decent timeplan with lots of subevents!

Blog - Name Plates - Blizzard Wants Feedback on PTR Nameplate Changes (Updated!) by Malgayne.This time Blizzard seems to care more for user feedback, in this case it's about the new nameplates being tested on the PTR. This is your opportunity, let them hear your opinion on this topic (and on the T10 set bonuses)!

Blog - Tier 10 - Tier 10 Armor Preview! by Malgayne.The new models for the Tier 10 sets are being released quite early. Do you like their looks?

Blog - Patch Notes - Patch Notes Updated—And Some Interesting Haste Changes by Malgayne.The PTR notes page has been enhanced with a date timestamp so you can disinguish the latest changes. Malgayne also reports that Ghostcrawler has spoken about planning haste to affect DoT spells.

Blog - Icecrown Citadel - Icecrown Citadel Preview! by Malgayne.Blizzard has posted the preview of the long-expected Icecrown Citadel raid, which in fact comes with 3.3. Malgayne has enclosed a handful of pictures, so check them out if you are curious about the lookings of the raid. Bosses also are named!

Blog - Icons - Return to the Valley of the Icons by TheOnyx.Another pack of icons have arrived - plenty of them are quite famous through the items they portrait. Shadowmourne and Quel'Delar are assumed to be among them. OH WAIT - one of the swords actually looks like a frozen Ashbringer! :O Don't you reckon, even without the glowing circle that is stuck in the blade (as seen here), it could very well be a redesigned Ashbringer? Of course I could be wrong with that assumption.

Blog - Pit of Saron - Pit of Saron Impressions by ArgentSun.Here we get an overview of one part of the 5 man instance, namely the Pit of Saron. Argent gives us tips and impressions from the dungeon. Apparently it is an outdoor instanced zone you can ride in.

Blog - Quel'Delar - 3.3 Speculations (Part 1) by ArgentSun.Starting the first part of the speculations around Quel'Delar, ArgentSun lays out the quest line concerning the High (Ancient) Keeper as it is translated on WoWWiki. Beware of spoilers!

Cataclysm

Blog - Gnomes - Gnomes Back in Gnomeregan? by ArgentSun.Here ArgentSun is asking users for their opinion on the rumored return of the Gnomes to their beloved (and usually hated by players) city, Gnomeregan in Cataclysm. Though, the gaming magazine which spread said rumor, also mentioned that the Gnomes might 'accidentally' destroy Gnomeregan (once again) at some point in the future.

Guides

Thread - Death Knight - DPS - Death Knight 3.2.2 DPS Guide by Apetk.Apetk has written up a really nice guide detailing the changes done in 3.2.2 and commenting on them.

Lore and Fan-Fiction

Blog - Gadgetzan Times Update by Queggy.The long-due news lorepaper finally has been released in another installment. Check it out if you are interested!

Off-Topic

Thread - One Way Trip by Ganit.This is a more psychological thread in which you will be asked whether you would go to Azeroth forever or stay on Earth. Your reasons for choosing your destination are welcome!

Thread - User Profile Guide - User Profiles and You by HiV0LT4G3.A wonderful guide for ambitious self-representers written by HiV0LT4G3. It explains how to organize and format and what to include in one's user profile. A definite candidate for a sticky!

The thirty-second Weekly Review will be released the next week as usual! See ya!You, of course, are free to e-mail us whenever you think a thread could be included in the next Weekly Review! Please note we don't accept everything, but we'll take your suggestion into consideration ;)